Theory and Practice in Language Studies, Vol 2, No 8 (2012), 1651-1655, Aug 2012
doi:10.4304/tpls.2.8.1651-1655

An Analysis of Three Images in Doris Lessing’s To Room Nineteen

Kun Zhao

Abstract


Doris lessing is the famous contemporary British writer and novelist. Her well-known short story To Room Nineteen tells Susan, an intelligent woman, is lost in the chaotic housework and tries to search for an authentic self which leads to her madness and ultimate suicide. This paper focuses on the three images described in Lessing’s To Room Nineteen which foreshadow Susan’s suicide.


Keywords


feminine image; water image; room image

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